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Rembrandt and Velázquez were contemporaries, but in other respects could hardly have been more different
Frederick Wiseman’s documentary about the London gallery is a marvel of eavesdropping
From late-Renaissance also-ran to ‘one of the greatest painters of the 16th century’
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Hundreds of the Old Master’s works are still disputed by art scholars – but why are they so hard to authenticate?
On a tour of the National Gallery, he shows the paintings that inspired him to draw
A portrait of the Victorian critic John Ruskin as frigid, pouty and cruel
A revelatory exhibition captures the turbulence and visionary joy of the artist’s creativity as he approached the end of his life
The series of exhibitions are ambitious – but there are some strange omissions
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The FT’s chief visual arts critic gives her verdict on an exhibition devoted to the craft of colour
A show that focuses attention on conversations between architecture and art
Scotland continues to produce acclaimed artists but how can it ensure a healthy future for young talent?
Over bacon and eggs with Jackie Wullschlager, the director of the National Gallery rails against the ‘distorting’ effects of contemporary art
Peter Doig’s Trinidadian works evoke Gauguin and Matisse, and show an artist grappling with the past and future of painting
Peter Doig’s painting is inspired by an audience member walking between the projector and the screen
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